NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: February 12, 2004

Contact: Cathy McGonigle (602) 229-2528

Regent’s Tuition Hearing on February 25, 2004

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The annual Arizona Board of Regents’ tuition hearing will be on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 from 5:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. The annual hearing is designed to provide students and families an opportunity to address the members of the Board regarding university tuition, financial aid and other financial concerns.

The hearing will be conducted via interactive television, connecting the three main campuses and other campus sites. The hearing also will be broadcast on cable television and on the internet. Those who wish to address the Board can attend at any of the campus locations listed below. Comments will be heard on a first come, first served basis, with participating sites rotating throughout the hearing.

The Board is expected to set undergraduate, resident, nonresident and graduate student tuition and mandatory fees for 2004-2005 at its meeting March 11, 2004 at the University of Arizona in Tucson. At the same meeting, the Board also will approve residence hall rates for 2004-2005.

Also in keeping with the Board’s tuition process, each of the university presidents has disclosed his recommendations for tuition increases. Recommendations and other information can be found on the ABOR website at: http://www.abor.asu.edu.

Participating In The Hearing
Campus Sites where participants may go:

§ ASU Main in Tempe, Business Administration-C Room 328
§ ASU East in Mesa, Academic Center Building, Room 105*
§ ASU West in West Phoenix, Sands Building, Room 125*
§ ASU Downtown in central Phoenix, Building C, Room 240*
§ NAU Main in Flagstaff, Adel Math Building, Room 137
§ NAU Yuma, Academic Complex, Room 126
§ NAU Tucson, Pima Community College, Bldg. C, Rm. C116*
§ NAU Kingman, Mohave Community College, NAU Bldg. 2000, Rm. 2001*
§ NAU Prescott, Dexter School, Room 106*
§ NAU Tuba City, Tuba City High School, Room 113*
§ UA in Tucson, Harvill Building, Room 211
§ UA South in Sierra Vista, Academic Tech Bldg. #B, Room 153*
§ UA in Douglas, Room 127*
* Video Receive Only – Telephone Return

Internet Viewing

To view the hearing on the internet, users must have RealPlayer installed. A free copy of RealPlayer Basic can be downloaded from www.real.com/player.

On Wednesday, February 25, 2004, at 5:00 p.m., users can visit the viewing center website at http://www.tv.nau.edu/tuitionhearing/

The site will not be active until the hearing is ready to begin.

Cable Stations airing tuition hearing

ASU – Main 78* (See Comment Below)
ASU - West Cable Channel 50
ASU – East Cable Channel 78
ASU- Downtown Cable Channel 404
U/A – Main Cox/Comcast Ch. 76 and Dorm TV Ch. 76
U/A - Sierra Vista Cox Ch. 7
U/A – Douglas Cox (SV) Ch. 7
NAU – Main NAU (Cablevision) Ch. 4
            Campus Cable Ch. 55
NAU – Yuma Adelphia Cable Channel 75

* ASU Replay over COX Phoenix Ch. 116 - Replay Time 4:30pm to 6:30pm, Thursday, February 26

ABOR Tuition Hearing/3 Cathy McGonigle, ABOR, (602) 229-2528

Mailing Instructions
Students can mail their comments to the Board at: 

Chris Herstam
President, Arizona Board of Regents
2020 N. Central Avenue, Suite 230
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4593

or e-mail them to: kbedard@asu.edu

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